Fitzpatrick Wins Historic Endorsement From AFL-CIO In Bid For Re-Election

BUCKS COUNTY, PA— The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO on Thursday endorsed Brian Fitzpatrick for re-election in the 1st Congressional District, making him the only Republican candidate for federal office in America to earn the federation’s endorsement.

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is the state's largest federation of labor unions, representing hundreds of thousands of working men and women across various trades, public service sectors, and industries. As an official state affiliate of the national AFL-CIO, it acts as a unified voice for workers in legislative, political, and community advocacy.

According to the Fitzpatrick campaign, the endorsement affirms the Congressman's record "as one of the nation’s leading independent, pro-worker voices" and recognizes a partnership with organized labor "built through years of trust and shared work on behalf of working families."

“To be the only Republican federal candidate in America endorsed by the AFL-CIO is a profound honor — but the meaning of this moment is larger than one candidate or one political party,” said Fitzpatrick. “Working people do not ask whether a solution belongs to the left or the right. They ask whether it will protect their jobs, strengthen their families, and give their children a fair chance at a better future. That is the standard that has guided me from the beginning, and it is the commitment I renew today.”

He continued, “Over years of working side by side, the men and women of labor have become far more than political allies. They are my partners, my friends, and my family. This endorsement is a vote of trust, and I will honor it by continuing to show up, listen, keep my word, and fight for the people who build, teach, heal, protect, manufacture, move, and sustain America every day. When labor is strong, America is strong.”

The AFL-CIO endorsement is the latest in a string of more than 40 endorsements garnered by Fitzpatrick from organized labor, including from the Teamsters, NEA, and the Pennsylvania State Education Association.

Republican Brian Fitzpatrick represents Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, which includes all of Bucks County and a portion of neighboring Montgomery County.